PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javed Iqbal Mughal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigoriev Maxim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxim has chosen Dolphin feat Stella - Eyes as his entrance music. Grigoriev Maxim is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Iqbal Mughal
vs
Maxim

180 cm
19
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Javed Iqbal Mughal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigoriev Maxim!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Grigoriev Maxim has been cut.
Mughal looks to land a left hand but Maxim moved out of range nicely.
Maxim misses with a looping left.
Mughal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maxim.
Mughal scores with a punch to the head.
Mughal with a nice cross.
Mughal scores with a jab.
Maxim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mughal.
Maxim misses the shot to the body.
Maxim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mughal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mughal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maxim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maxim lands a lovely overhand right.
Maxim walks into a left hand.
A jab from Mughal misses.
Nice defenses there by Maxim.
Maxim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Mughal misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mughal.
Mughal ducks under a wild hook from Maxim.
Mughal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mughal blocks a jab.
Maxim digs a good body shot into Mughal's ribs.
Maxim throws out a loose jab but Mughal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mughal missing with a left hand there. Maxim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mughal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maxim misses with a looping left.
Mughal throws out a powerful jab.
Mughal dodges the punch combination from Maxim.
Mughal missing with a left hand there. Maxim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mughal ducks under a wild hook from Maxim.
Maxim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grigoriev Maxim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mughal punishes Maxim's body with a nice straight punch.
Mughal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maxim.
Mughal lands a glancing blow to the side of Maxim's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mughal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mughal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mughal misses with a looping right.
Maxim swings for the body but Mughal moves out of range.
Mughal misses with a straight right.
Mughal lands a jab to the head.
Maxim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mughal moves out of range as Maxim strikes.
Mughal connects with a crisp jab.
Maxim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mughal.
Maxim blocks a jab.
Maxim throws a lazy right hand but Mughal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mughal catches Maxim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maxim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mughal.
Mughal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maxim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mughal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Mughal.
Maxim ducks right into an uppercut from Mughal.
Maxim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mughal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mughal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maxim under the eye.
Maxim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mughal.
Mughal clobbers Maxim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mughal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maxim.
Mughal missing with a left hand there. Maxim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mughal misses with a looping left.
Maxim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maxim swings for the body but Mughal moves out of range.
Mughal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maxim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maxim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mughal throws a jab when Maxim was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mughal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maxim.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mughal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maxim misses with a wild body shot.
Mughal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maxim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Maxim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mughal looks to land a left hand but Maxim moved out of range nicely.
Mughal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maxim looks to score with a jab to the body but Mughal is just out of range.
Maxim digs a good body shot into Mughal's ribs.
Maxim moves away from the strike by Mughal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maxim misses with a wild body shot.
Maxim looks to score with a jab to the body but Mughal is just out of range.
Maxim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mughal rather than just go for the knockout.
Maxim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Maxim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javed Iqbal Mughal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grigoriev Maxim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maxim jabs at Mughal's body.
A big right from Maxim misses.
A lazy left from Mughal finds it's target.
Mughal throws a hook to the side of Maxim's head but Maxim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mughal looks to land a right hand but Maxim moved out of range.
Maxim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maxim looks to land a left hand but Mughal moved out of range nicely.
Mughal scores with a one two! Maxim had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maxim throws the left hand but Mughal avoids the punch easily.
Maxim just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Mughal misses.
A jab from Maxim misses.
Maxim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mughal.
Maxim throws out a loose jab but Mughal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Mughal catches Maxim right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Maxim.
Maxim takes a swing at Mughal's ribcage but misses.
Maxim moves out of range as Mughal strikes.
A slow jab from Mughal misses its intended target.
Mughal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mughal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maxim has time to react.
Maxim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maxim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mughal.
Maxim misses with a wild body shot.
Maxim misses with a jab to the body
and Mughal counters with a stiff right hand.
Javed Iqbal Mughal is winning the standup battle so far.
Mughal avoids the body shot from Maxim.
Mughal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mughal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mughal throws out a loose jab but Maxim uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maxim swinging wildly here.
Maxim throws a hook to the side of Mughal's head but Mughal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mughal manages to avoid it.
Maxim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mughal misses with an uppercut. Maxim saw that one coming.
Mughal throws a hook but Maxim avoids it easily.
Maxim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mughal.
Maxim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mughal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maxim moves out of range of the strikes.
Mughal misses the jab.
Mughal works over Maxim's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Mughal misses the target.
Mughal misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maxim. Mughal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maxim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mughal thows a left - swing and a miss!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maxim in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mughal slips a jab and a cross from Maxim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That has opened up Grigoriev Maxim's cut even more.
Maxim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maxim throws a body punch but Mughal moves out of range.
Mughal throws a shot from downtown. Maxim moves away and avoids it.
Maxim blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Mughal - just one landing.
Maxim slips a jab from Mughal.
Maxim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mughal.
Mughal throws a good cross that connects.
Mughal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mughal throws a big shot that misses.
Maxim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mughal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maxim thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mughal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maxim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mughal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mughal slips a jab from Maxim.
A slow jab from Maxim misses its intended target.
Mughal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maxim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mughal clobbers Maxim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left and a right from Maxim both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Maxim.
Maxim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mughal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maxim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mughal.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maxim might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mughal has got the better of the exchanges.
Mughal throws a right hand that misses
and Maxim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab by Maxim.
Maxim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mughal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javed Iqbal Mughal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grigoriev Maxim's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mughal lands with a right hand.
Mughal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mughal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maxim throws out the jab.
Maxim scores with a hook to the body. Mughal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maxim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mughal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mughal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mughal catches Maxim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mughal throws a jab but it's blocked by Maxim.
Mughal throws the left hand but Maxim avoids the punch easily.
Maxim blocks a jab.
Mughal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maxim throws out the jab.
Mughal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mughal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maxim throws a shot from downtown. Mughal moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mughal looks to land a right hand but Maxim moved out of range.
Maxim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Mughal misses.
Mughal lands a nice looking body shot.
Maxim misses with a combination
and Maxim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mughal moves away from the strike by Maxim.
Maxim moves away from the strike by Mughal.
Mughal throws a lazy uppercut
and Maxim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mughal throws a hook but Maxim blocks it.
Mughal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maxim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mughal.
Mughal throws a poor cross that misses
and Maxim counters with a straight right hand.
Mughal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maxim fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim missing with a left hand there. Mughal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mughal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maxim.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maxim. Mughal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mughal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maxim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maxim takes a swing at Mughal's ribcage but misses.
Maxim misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot lands for Mughal.
Maxim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mughal.
Mughal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maxim misses with a wild body shot.
Maxim throws a hook but Mughal blocks it.
Mughal catches Maxim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maxim throws a right and a left that Mughal avoids nicely.
A shot to the liver by Mughal. Beautiful body shot.
Maxim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mughal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maxim throws a jab but it's blocked by Mughal.
Mughal avoids the body shot from Maxim.
Mughal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mughal.
Maxim defending well as Mughal loads up on a big left hand.
Maxim throws a shot from downtown. Mughal moves away and avoids it.
Mughal throws the left hand but Maxim avoids the punch easily.
Mughal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maxim lands a jab to the nose.
Mughal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maxim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maxim drops his hands momentarily and Mughal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maxim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mughal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mughal at a distance.
Maxim misses the shot to the body.
Maxim takes a swing at Mughal's ribcage but misses.
Mughal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maxim.
Mughal lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maxim thows a body shot but no joy.
Maxim moves out of range as Mughal strikes.
Mughal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maxim's head.
Maxim misses with a hook.
Mughal lands a jab to the nose.
Mughal looks to land a right hand but Maxim moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mughal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maxim moves away.
Maxim staying out of range there.
Grigoriev Maxim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mughal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maxim.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javed Iqbal Mughal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mughal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javed Iqbal Mughal!